Claude Giroux sustained an injury this week while playing with his German team, the Eisbaren Berlin, as a result of a hit to the head. Giroux's agent, Pat Brisson, tells the (Cherry Hill, N.J.) Courier-Post it is a "very minor upper-body injury." According to a report, Giroux said it was his neck that was injured.

According to a Google translation of
this German article, Giroux was sent to the hospital after a hit in a game against the Krefeld Penguins.

In nine games with Berlin, where Philadelphia's Danny Briere is a teammate, Giroux has four goals and 15 assists.